Elise Schaffer, Public Information and Education Officer for the Dane County Sheriff's Office, announced Tuesday that the department is now Twitter.

"I just wanted to give you all a heads up, that in an effort to beef up our soical media presence, we have started a Twitter account," she wrote in an email to members of the media. "We plan on using this for quick updates on situations as they unfold. It may take us a little bit of time to get used to, but it's a work in progress."